Cherry Kordia | Gisela 5 Bare Root

A high-yielding, mid-season cherry. Position: full sun Soil: deep, moist but well-drained soil Rate of growth: fast-growing Ultimate size on Gisela 5 rootstock: 3.5 x 3.5m (10x10ft) Flowering period: April to May Hardiness: fully hardy A black fruiting variety, ‘Kordia’ is a mid-season sweet cherry producing a heavy yield of large, firm fruit with a good flavour. It has some resistance to cracking but is not self-fertile, so will require a pollinating partner such as ‘Van’ or ‘Morello’. Nodding, white flowers in mid-spring precede the masses of small, edible glossy dark fruits. Garden care: When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly. Stone fruits like the plum should be pruned in the summer because they are prone to a disease called silver leaf which enters through cuts. If you prune in late summer, the sap is slowing but is still running fast enough to seal up any wounds. Check and remove any damaged, diseased or broken branches.